Ofthe NAT IVIT 1 E. Sermon 17~ And whatOtall be doneforils by' Hi. m~ Which is the iawofdrttieonour part re~ \~huweto doefoiH•m : quir~d;,~nd Wqich we called thefaw of this Gojfell: implyed in the two firfl: words, Thedllli<. Pr,fl;iica6o, and legem. Eitherwordhath his condition~ Firfl:,if hepreach,that wee be. Uo\\>' the .hearing of Him; And then legm:, that we know it is a lAwHe preacheth: and therefore fo,and no otherwife than !'o, to hearc in ~ .Pr..dic.ho. . Heare Himpiuth i' that wewill be intreated to;eafily. Ifthat l>e all;we will ne~ ver fiickqvith him for that. Nay,Gods bleffing on his heart, for (as the world goes) we are now,all, for preathing. , ~ i:.t•m: J • . ;But take Legemwith you too. It is fo l'r.fdicaho,as itisLegem. Fruchetl, and fo prca.-hed,as it is Law,His Sermons are fo many Law.leEiures: His preaching is our/~,. to liv1= l;>y ; And faw binds, and leaves us not to live,as we lifl:. And, ifthat which is preachedbe.law, tt is ~o behtard,as-alaw; kept,as a law; to be made oar Lexjallor11m, as well as Lexfidei. If we hearc it' otherwife, ifwe heare it ilot fo, ifwe lofeLegmt; ive may let goe Pr«di.-abotoo,andall, . . And here now,we breake. Asalan•?Nay,noneofthat.Thehearingwe will give Him: bur [oft,nolaw(byyour leave.) Our cafeis this: Solongasitisbut Pr.tdicaho put Preaching, we care not greatly,though 'ive heare it: but,if it oncecometoLegem, ~P be prelli:d ,upon us>asa /aw;farewdl_our parts: we give him over:for l11wbinds,and we will not bee pound. Vpon the pomr, we arefa.ft atPr.tdzcahb,and loofeatLegem, LeaveChrijl Hisbvoket.opreachby; but keepe the law in our owne hands. But (to bi ihort) if we heare it,not as alaw ;heareit not,bur asnewu; ifwe bring ourSermons to ao, end! M ~tale, .that ~told;if rha~be all,: we forfeit :Ulthat follow'es; all our part and pornonmFlluu meru, andHodtcgtnut and all. · . 1 Now,if you aske, whatlaw itis,is'hcremeant ~Noother, butthe/.iw, of thcfe ~~'f,~~~':.~~- words, Filim muu tu : For, Filim mem tll;in the body of it, carrieth the laiv; That ' ' comajnes.all filialldutiel, which is the perfet!eft /.cw, when all is done•· :ECay q : Gl!;f:••· . .For,thetaw ofaSon is more,thanall/anies.befides. For; befides thatitisltx j.e.: llomm, that aSon will doe any thingtlia~is to be done; he will further doe it, out of filial! love andajfeEii~n; which is worth.all; And this la111 (indeed) is worth theprtlf. ching. It is Exihit de Sio~lex,the law that cllmefrom Sion. · , ,TheL~nl if Si'!ai, that·begins withEgofum Domin~H; itis a la111 offervitude; a law forthehond-woman,atldher brood. Neverpreach it: at leaft,not to ,·hi!drm.Thatfaro is to give place,and in place thereof,isto come the l~ow of Sion, whichweprt4Ch; <h\. 4 .as. the lawof thefree-woi!Jan,and the ,·hildren of promife: the lawof love, ofjilialllove, ~~.,.S.•f· proceeding,not from theSpirit of hondage, but from theSpirit of adnption. . The~e islex{a8or11m in both:But,as Gregoriewell exprelfeth it;Si{ervm es met11e plag.u,ifrhou behond(asl{mael) doe it,out offervile feare,for feare ofthe whip. SI. mercenarim, rxpeEiamercedem ,. ifthou be anhireling(as Balaam) doe'it,out ofmeree. nary relpet!. Sed,fijilimmem tu; then doe it, out ofrrue,naturallaffection;per– formeall duties of a kindS1nnetoHim, thatfaid,gmu£ te, as did Ifaac theSonofthe o~n.u:9;· free-woman, to AhrahAm, that begothim, eventil the laying dortmeof hiJ life. None to phd._~· •o,u. Timothie, (faith Saint Paul) nonelike mindedto him: for, 114 aSt!nnt ~ithhiJ Father, S• l.ath he l•bor.reiwith mein the Goj}e/1, So, (that is) fo freely, fo Jincerely, fo refpect. fully, i!S a loving; kinde, naturall Sonnecould do.eno more. And r:hatis.lexfallorllt"o' indeed., .. A.ndfo much for hxfa8orii7Pon our part:·Whatwe doe fot Him: theft~ lia/lduttes: theLawof this Gofie/1. . '·, •, Th<timt; . We l.ack not~ing now,but the time.Andas legem,is the condition-.; Co,Yodi~, isthe tl•«i<. time; We are willed by the Apojlleto infifl: upon this word, Hodi'i:, tiJ.call upon nim Heb.s·•l·' f· forthisdlltJ,v;hile it is called,To day. Not to defer, or to put off, or makeamorro\li matter ofit. We are all inclined to beCranini,or Permdini, for to morrow, or next day, or, Iknowpot when; but, not to beYodkrni. Hodie isno advtrh.with us : for• where Oull we find one, but will taketlayes for any matter of duty? To look to this !'ral.~s.7,8, Hodi~,andno.t dec.eiveour felves: for,n~ time,but ~odie,hathanyJromifo.- Wirnelfe;' Ho<be,jivprem; TPdaj if JPH vn/1heare hu VDI>t; Wh1chevery day founds mout eares•, ; Bur,
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